One day newly wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain. Later, when the potatoes were harvested, Everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the field kept their eyes open. The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the field always had Nancy’s ring in his mind.
Then the farm changed hands but it went no farther than to cousins. So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was ploughing the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it .He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horse, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy’s hand.
1.The underlined word “in vain” in the 1st paragraph most probably means “_______”.
A. suggested . B. returned no result C. insisted D. decided
2.How did Nancy come to lose her ring?
A．She lost it while helping to harvest tomatoes in the field
B．She lost it while watering the plants in the field.
C．She lost it while working in the field.
D．She lost it while helping to plant potatoes in the field.
3.What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?
A．He picked it up and put it in his pocket.
B．He ran back to tell everybody in the village.
C．He placed it in a secret spot.
D．He returned it to the owner.
4.What can you infer from the story?
A．The ring was invaluable.
B．People on the farm were honest and helpful.
C．The ring’s mysterious disappearance was the work of supernatural power.
D．Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again.
假如你是李华，在互联网上看到美国高中生Tony希望结识一位中国朋友的信息，请你用英文给他发一封电子邮件，希望和他做网友，并盼望能尽快收到他的回信。词数：120左右。内容包括：
1、表示愿意和对方交朋友；
2、简单介绍自己，如性格特征、爱好特长等;
3、希望多了解美国文化.
Dear Tony,
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Yours，
Li Hua
1.I doesn’t like swimming.
2.She was about to go to bed then someone knocked at the door.
3.They walked towards the village with a boy led the way.
4.Dressing in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor.
5.I am come from a small village.
6.My best friend is come next month.
7.This is the book who I lost last week.
8.Hurry up, and you’ll be late.
9.My best friend is angry at me. What should I do?
10.Please return back the book to me in time.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。
Maybe you are an average（一般的） student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:
__ 1.____ When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule（计划） of your time. First your time for eating , sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.( Don’t forget to set aside（留出） enough time for entertainment. A weekly（每周的） schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force（强迫） you realize what is happening to your time.
__2.__ . Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but（除了） study materials（材料）. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on（集中精力） the subject.
_3.___ There are other methods that might help you with your studying. Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
_4.____. When you get home from school, go over （复习）your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful（有意义的）, and you’ll remember it longer.
_5.____. The purpose（目的）of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over-- worried.
A. Study regularly.
B. Believe in yourself.
C. Plan your time carefully.
D. Find a good place to study.
E. Make good use of your time in class.
F. Develop a good attitude towards tests.
G. This will help you understand the next class.
"The Chinese Dream" is a hot topic of this year. Many Chinese young people are inspired by the Chinese Dream. Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage and confidence to keep us going through difficulties. Here are some advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams.
Never giving up is the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time, but we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we achieve our goals. Our life is like a long journey which is not all roses. It sometimes has wind and rain. We believe rainbows will appear after storms.
Cooperation is also necessary. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with others. Besides, in our society most problems can't be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of the most important ways for people living in the developing society.
At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because it helps us know our advantages and disadvantages as well as get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face challenges.
Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.
1.How many suggestions of making dreams come true are mentioned in this passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
2.The underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refers to
A. never giving up our dreams B. our life
C. a long journey D. learning from failure
3.Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Chinese Dream
B. Cooperation is Necessary
C. Examine Our Abilities
D. Advice on How to Realize Our Beautiful Dreams.
Water is the most common substance(物质) found on the earth, but less than 1% of the earth’s water is suitable for drinking. More than 1,000,000,000 people around the world survive on just over 1 galon of water a day. Probebly more than 3,000,000,000 people may suffer from not having enough water by the year 2025. You are considered lucky if you live in a country where you can drink water out of your kitchen tap or bathroom tap. People in some countries have to pay for drinking water at home. So clean water is one of our most valuabe natural resources(资源).
In fact, peole waste so much clean water today. In factories lots of water is wasted. At home many people are not taking showers but still baths, and many are brushing their teeth with the tap turned on. Children are no longer taught how to save water….
You can save clean water in many ways. For example, if you keep gold fish, the tank water excellent for graden plants. And when you wash a milk bottle, pour the water on your house plants. Putting a brick or a water into your toilet tank many help use less water, saving many gallons over a long time.
Using rainwater is another simple way to save clean water. You can use rainwater to wash your hands after gardening, flush the toilet, and wash your car, your pet, your driveway when they are dirty.
For the same reason, people in Malaysia are encourageed to use rainwater. If one has a house with a small garden, he would buy a huge plastic tank to keep rainwater for their daily life.
1.We can learn from the passage ______.
A. when man can’t live without water
B. where there is no water resource
C. why there is less water on the earth
D. how important it is to save water
2.According to the passage, one of the ways to save water is _______.
A. to stop keeping gold fish
B. to pay much for drinking water
C. to use it in a clever way
D. to educate those who waste water
3.The underlined word “flush” in Paragraph 4 means “_______”.
A. clean something with water
B. pour water over something
C. make somehting wet with water
D. get water out of someghing
4.People are ecouraged to use rainwater _______.
A. so that is can make our life easier
B. so that clean water can be kept for other uses
C. because is it free and easy to get
D. because there is no claen water left for them
